We first went to the Nikishi market. It was quite early in the day, not too crowded and very pleasant to walk in the arcades passing by shops selling all kind of things and food – not necessarily the most appealing types…

We went for a picnic in the parc of the imperial palace, and followed a nice guided tour inside the Imperial palace. We saw the main buildings, got a full explanation of which gate to use depending on your social rank and where to wait for the emperor. We also visited the beautiful gardens, one representing the seashore, the other one a creek. The last garden was a kitchen, or used to be. It was destroyed in the 2nd world war… but not by bombings, just preventively to prevent spreading of a possible fire.

After a refreshing ice cream, we headed to the Pokemon Center. The excitement was huge when entering the shop! Tim bought himself a Pokemon teddy bear, while Hugo bought some Japanese Pokemon cards.

We met our friends for dinner near the hotel, a place where orders are made on iPads. Dangerous with kids!